As the old saying goes, once you reach the top, the only way to go is down. Perhaps that’s a part of the reason why so many “Survivor” winners never returned to play again. There have been 39 winners over the past 41 seasons, and of those a whopping 27 played multiple times. Thus, over the past two decades, 12 “Survivor” champions took home the 1 million check and never looked back — or were never asked back. See the full list below.
Several winners found success on their second go-around, like Amber Brkich (“All-Stars”) and Parvati Shallow (“Micronesia”). For others it took a long while to get there, like Rob Mariano (“Redemption Island”), who didn’t prevail until his fourth season.
Some of the most recent champs like Chris Underwood (Season 38), Tommy Sheehan (Season 39) and Erika Casupanan (Season 41) haven’t had a chance to return to the game quite yet, but we’re optimistic...
Several winners found success on their second go-around, like Amber Brkich (“All-Stars”) and Parvati Shallow (“Micronesia”). For others it took a long while to get there, like Rob Mariano (“Redemption Island”), who didn’t prevail until his fourth season.
Some of the most recent champs like Chris Underwood (Season 38), Tommy Sheehan (Season 39) and Erika Casupanan (Season 41) haven’t had a chance to return to the game quite yet, but we’re optimistic...
- 5/25/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Survivor: Edge of Extinction” castaway Reem Daly learned the hard way about the struggles of being an older woman on “Survivor.” The Season 38 premiere was a self-admitted “nightmare” for Reem as her tribe quickly targeted her for being a weak link, in addition to her assertive attitude, and she became the first person voted out of this season. Reem still has a chance of getting back into the game thanks to the extinction island twist, but it was still a rough turn of events for the 46-year-old sales rep from Virginia. While Reem’s ouster was in part due to a lack of fitting in with her tribe, it’s hard to not see her early difficulties as just another example of women of a certain age struggling on “Survivor,” going all the way back to the first season.
Sonja Christopher became “Survivor’s” first-ever castoff way back in the...
Sonja Christopher became “Survivor’s” first-ever castoff way back in the...
- 2/27/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Three tribes gather in a clearing, groggy from spending a night sleeping on the ground. They know what the day will bring: multiple challenges followed by tribal councils where they vote each other out of the game. The winner will be named the Sole Survivor.
Among the contestants are some familiar faces: Survivor: Millenials vs. Generation X contestants Adam Klein and Sunday Burquest, Survivor runners-up Susie Smith and Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Cagayan alpha male Lj McKanas and John Raymond, a first boot from Survivor: Thailand.
The chipper host, John Vataha, describes the challenge: one member of each tribe...
Among the contestants are some familiar faces: Survivor: Millenials vs. Generation X contestants Adam Klein and Sunday Burquest, Survivor runners-up Susie Smith and Carolyn Rivera, Survivor: Cagayan alpha male Lj McKanas and John Raymond, a first boot from Survivor: Thailand.
The chipper host, John Vataha, describes the challenge: one member of each tribe...
- 7/4/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
It happens every season.
A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played.
But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture.
Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played.
But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture.
Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
- 2/17/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
It happens every season. A Survivor contestant will make a colossal blunder that costs him the game. As soon as the episode airs, Survivor fans take to social media and tell the contestant what they should have done. Just ask Survivor alum and People blogger Stephen Fishbach; to this day, he still gets messages from Monday morning quarterbacks telling him what he did wrong on both seasons that he played. But in reality, only the show's 478 contestants truly understand what it takes to play Survivor: the starvation, the elements, the psychological torture. Related Video: Which Survivor Tribe Would Host Jeff Probst Belong in?...
- 2/17/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
This concludes my coverage of "Survivor: Worlds Apart." The 30th "Survivor" installment -- "The Dirty 30" as the castaways were apparently calling it -- wrapped up last Wednesday with a decisive victory for Texas oil driller Mike Holloway, who earned six votes from the Jury, beating Will and Carolyn, who took one symbolic vote apiece. It was a hard-earned win for Mike, who started off in a position of power with a strong Blue Collar alliance only to have his former chums turn on him. Backed into a corner, Mike made a new alliance with vestiges of both White and No Collar tribes, ties that paid few dividends during the season, but formed the spine of his Jury triumph. After perceived challenge powerhouse Joe was taken out, Mike became the target every single week and nearly every single week he won Individual Immunity, tying a quartet of "Survivor" legends -- Colby,...
- 5/26/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Carolyn Rivera had a rough "Survivor" finale night. Not only did the Florida-based corporate executive lose the "Survivor: Worlds Apart" crown to Mike Holloway, but she received fewer votes than she anticipated, in tying with Will Sims for third with one vote apiece. And then to make things worse, Carolyn's candidacy for next season's "Survivor: Second Chances" fell short. [It's no solace, probably, but Mike thinks Carolyn got hosed in the Second Chance voting process] So you'll forgive me for treating Carolyn as the season's second place finisher, at least in terms of exit interview publication. Carolyn earned it. In addition to a key Individual Immunity win, a crucial play on a hidden Idol that she found sans clue and successful maintenance of majority alliance that would have won the day were it not for Mike's Immunity hot streak, Carolyn also earned her place in the Final 3 with a thrilling, tie-breaking fire build victory over Rodney. For the last few weeks of the season I...
- 5/25/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
For 13 of 14 episodes in this "Survivor: Worlds Apart" season, Will Sims II was enjoying one of the quietest, least significant 39 day runs in the show's history. For 13 of those 14 episodes, Will stayed just out of the firing line on his No Collar tribe, made a smart alliance transition post-Merge to join with an assortment of White Collar and Blue Collar players in a majority pact and cruised to a Final 3 finish. For 13 of those 14 episodes, you'd have been hard-pressed to remember anything specific that Will did. That 14th episode? Well, it was a doozy. At the "Survivor" Auction, Will seemed to make a bad bid and was sent directly back to camp, where he discovered that he'd actually been given directions to a hidden trove of supplies. Will shared his food with his fellow tribemates when they returned, but speculation inevitably arose that if he'd been forthcoming about some of the food,...
- 5/24/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor: Worlds Apart" fourth and fifth place finishers Rodney Lavoie Jr. and Sierra Dawn Thomas called me as a package deal on Thursday (May 21) morning following the "Survivor" finale. The pairing probably spared Rodney lots of repetition about the various sexism and misogyny charges leveled through the season and discussed through the finale. Those issues came up in our conversation, but it wasn't the meat of the exit interview. In a season with a 6-1-1 vote, I let Sierra and Rodney defend casting their respective votes for Carolyn and Will instead of eventual winner Mike. We discussed a few strategic points in the game, we circled around the sexist comments, the edit and who apologized to whom. And we talked about Rodney's birthday and his feelings about Tom Brady's suspension in Deflategate. Which Rodney compares to excessive attention to "Survivor" sexism. Paired interviews are a good way to deflect problematic questions!
- 5/23/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Sometimes, people play a good game of Survivor, but lose because of bad luck.
That happened in Survivor: Worlds Apart.
Carolyn "Mama C" Rivera certainly had the chops to win the show, but she ended up on a season where likable, athletic Mike Holloway went on an immunity run and was unable to be voted out.
Brash Bostonian Rodney Lavoie Jr. put together a successful alliance, but he also fell victim to Holloway's immunity run. Sierra Dawn Thomas made it to the final five without making a single enemy on the jury. And Will Sims – who looked like a clear...
That happened in Survivor: Worlds Apart.
Carolyn "Mama C" Rivera certainly had the chops to win the show, but she ended up on a season where likable, athletic Mike Holloway went on an immunity run and was unable to be voted out.
Brash Bostonian Rodney Lavoie Jr. put together a successful alliance, but he also fell victim to Holloway's immunity run. Sierra Dawn Thomas made it to the final five without making a single enemy on the jury. And Will Sims – who looked like a clear...
- 5/22/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
Nice guys don't always finish last.
That was ultimately the message of Survivor: Worlds Apart. The arguments were ugly and the characters weren't always lovable, but in the end, it was good guy Mike Holloway who walked away with $1 million.
It wasn't easy. After finding himself on the outs, Holloway only made it to the end by winning five immunity challenges and playing a hidden immunity idol.
Holloway, a 38-year-old oil driller from Texas, tells People how he won the game – and what he'll do differently if he ever plays again.
Mike! Congratulations on winning season 30!
Thank you! It still hasn't sunk in yet.
That was ultimately the message of Survivor: Worlds Apart. The arguments were ugly and the characters weren't always lovable, but in the end, it was good guy Mike Holloway who walked away with $1 million.
It wasn't easy. After finding himself on the outs, Holloway only made it to the end by winning five immunity challenges and playing a hidden immunity idol.
Holloway, a 38-year-old oil driller from Texas, tells People how he won the game – and what he'll do differently if he ever plays again.
Mike! Congratulations on winning season 30!
Thank you! It still hasn't sunk in yet.
- 5/22/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
After being declared the fourth-place finisher of "Survivor: Worlds Apart" Wednesday night, Rodney Lavoie went backstage to face the press where he did his trademark impression of eventual winner Mike Holloway. (Read our recap of the season finale by clicking here.) Watch our entire Q&A with Rodney below, including what it was like having an episode devoted entirely to his birthday, all of this season's sexist comments and getting "out-fired" by Carolyn Rivera. -Break- 'Survivor: Worlds Apart' Video: Carolyn Rivera 'devastated' to be denied second chance '...
- 5/22/2015
- Gold Derby
After being declared the runner-up of "Survivor: Worlds Apart" Wednesday night, Carolyn Rivera went backstage to face the press, where she told us she's "devastated" not to be part of the upcoming Second Chance season. (Read our recap of the season finale by clicking here.) Watch our entire Q&A with Carolyn below, including how she knew to play her hidden Immunity idol, why she flip-flopped in telling Rodney Lavoie she'd give up her reward for him and which of her many challenge wins was her favorite. -Break- 'Survivor: Worlds Apart' winner Mike Holloway does happy dance on red carpet (Video)...
- 5/22/2015
- Gold Derby
A new "Survivor" champ has been crowned and the winner is ... Mike Holloway! The Texas oil driller walked away with the million dollar check during the landmark 30th season of "Survivor: Worlds Apart," and after that finale, there was no doubt that the 38-year-old would take home the top prize. This season, the competitors were divided into tribes based on their social class: white collar, blue collar and no collar. Holloway was a member of the blue collar tribe, Escameca, ending up in the top three with Carolyn Rivera and Will Sims. He beat out his competition in all three challenges and got some help from an unexpected guest ... his mom! Congrats on being the Sole Survivor, Mike! Besides crowning a winner, host Jeff Probst also revealed the cast of season 31 of the hit series, which will feature fan-favorites from previous seasons of the show. Kelly Wigglesworth (Season 1)Kimmi Kappenberg...
- 5/21/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Mike Holloway won Survivor: Worlds Apart and was declared the Sole Survivor, and recipient of a $1 million prize, on the Season 30 finale. Mike Holloway Wins Survivor: Worlds Apart Mike faced off against fellow finalists Rodney Lavoie Jr., Sierra Dawn Thomas, Carolyn Rivera and Will Sims II in Wednesday night’s finale. Going into the […]
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- 5/21/2015
- by Olivia Truffaut
- Uinterview
Mike Holloway just won $1 million on Survivor: Worlds Apart, but the 38-year-old Texas oil driller isn't planning a trip to Disney World. Instead, the Blue Collar tribe member plans to bank his winnings in his start-up T-shirt company, Sweet T's Designs. "I'm going to invest it," Holloway — who beat out Carolyn Rivera and Will Sims for the title of sole survivor — told Us Weekly after the May 20 finale. Viewers saw one of Holloway’s designs — a take on the Texas state flag — [...]...
- 5/21/2015
- Us Weekly
Did CBS accidentally spoil part of the "Survivor: Worlds Apart" season finale in a teaser trailer? Gold Derby's latest $100 contest champ, Benutty, says so, which is how he was able to claim victory in his predictions. "Two days ago, I was predicting Carolyn Rivera to be voted out at the Top 5, until CBS released a second teaser for the finale that showed Mike Holloway, Will Sims and Carolyn all competing in a challenge that wasn't one of the other two they had already shown in teasers with all five. Clearly, this was a challenge from the Final 4 and each of those three had made it there." -Break- Mike Holloway wins 'Survivor: Worlds Apart' as Carolyn and Will tie for second place Benutty wins our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate and eternal bragging rights for topping our Season 30 leaderboard. He actually ties with another user, Smartdude, for the...
- 5/21/2015
- Gold Derby
It hasn't been smooth sailing for any of the final five contestants on season 30 of Survivor: Worlds Apart, but after a grueling 39 days all the hard work paid off — for one of them, that is. At the start of Wednesday's two-hour episode, five hopefuls remained: Mike Holloway, Rodney Lavoie, Carolyn Rivera, Sierra Dawn Thomas, and Will Sims. Mike took the lead early by winning a challenge that earned him time with a special guest: his mother, Debra. In addition to enjoying some bonding time [...]...
- 5/21/2015
- Us Weekly
"What?!" I screamed when Jeff Probst announced that Carolyn Rivera would Not be one of the 20 castaways to return next season on "Survivor: Second Chance." That was certainly a shocker, don't you think? Overall, Gold Derby accurately predicted 16 of the 20 returning castaways -- everyone listed above with a green check mark next to their name. So, which four second-chancers did we miss? -Break- Mike Holloway wins 'Survivor: Worlds Apart' as Carolyn and Will tie for second place We predicted eight of 10 male castaways, with the two surprises being Terry Deitz and Keith Nale. Terry (Panama) was 12th place on our chart, while Keith (San Juan del Sur) was way down in our 14th position. In their places, we thought that Brad Culpepper (Blood vs. Water) and Mike Holloway (Worlds Apart) would be given a reprieve. Technically, Mike did receive enough of America's votes to qualify, however, he was...
- 5/21/2015
- Gold Derby
"Survivor: Worlds Apart" came to a close Wednesday night with Mike Holloway earning the title of Sole Survivor. But how did the other four contestants place in the game for the landmark 30th season? And did You predict the results? -Break- See our users' exclusive predictions of the 'Survivor' finale Gold Derby accurately predicted that oil driller Mike would be this season's winner, as our savvy users gave him leading odds of 5/6, or 54% of the combined vote. We were also correct that Carolyn Rivera (13/5 odds; 28%) would come in second place. However, the jury threw us a curveball by declaring a tie between Carolyn and Will Sims (50/1 odds; 2%) for the runner-up position, as both of them wound up with a single vote to win. If you predicted either Carolyn or Will in your second or third positions, you got those questions correct. Our users correctly called Rodney Lavoie's elimination...
- 5/21/2015
- Gold Derby
Hey, "Survivor" peeps. Yes, it's definitely true guys. Your favorite reality show will definitely be back for a brand new season 31 this Fall 2015! And if that weren't enough, we already got the spoiler lowdown from TV Line. It turns out that the show is giving the viewing audience a chance to vote for past contestants to return to the game. They're titling it "Survivor 31: Second Chance." 32 former castmates will be vying for the chance to be one of the 20 competitors for season 31. The competitors that competed for the vote. I say competed, because the voting already took place, and will be revealed in tonight's finale show. The contestants are: Season 1/Borneo | Kelly Wiglesworth, Season 2/The Australian Outback | Jeff Varner, Kimmi Kappenberg, Season 3/Africa | Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper, Season 7/Pearl Islands | Andrew Savage, Season 12/Panama |, Shane Powers, Terry Deitz. Season 15/China | Peih-Gee Law, Season 18/Tocantins | Stephen Fischbach, Season 19/Samoa | Monica Padilla,...
- 5/21/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Pre-credit sequence. It's Night 35 and the Top 5 castaways return to camp. Carolyn is giddy. Mike is incredulous. Rodney is offended that Carolyn didn't tell him about the Idol, which is funny since Carolyn's offended that Rodney voted for her. They agree that without Idols or advantages remaining, everybody wants Mike out, which is especially funny since Mike was the only person to support Carolyn at the previous Tribal. But loyalty doesn't go very far when you're this deep into "Survivor." Mother-Lover. Tonight's Reward is an individual challenge and it's really only worthwhile if Rodney loses. No Rewards for Rodney! It's a complicated challenge involving tiles, a number puzzle, shuffle board and other stuff. Wanna know what they're playing for? Love! Carolyn's husband comes out and she cries. It's a fairy tale marriage. Everybody cries. Mike's mom comes out and he cries. It's a fairy tale mother-son relationship.
- 5/21/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
A landmark 30th season of Survivor has come to an end, meaning another Sole Survivor has been crowned. So who walked away with the title, and were they white collar, blue collar, or no collar at all? In the end, that million dollar check was made out to...Mike Holloway! The 38 year-old Texas oil driller was a member of the blue collar tribe, Escameca, and after the game he played in that finale, it was pretty clear that he was about to win. He dominated all three challenges (one with help from his mom!) and ended up in the final three with Carolyn and Will, after Rodney and Sierra were eliminated. Jeff Probst revealed that if he hadn't won, Mike would...
- 5/21/2015
- E! Online
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"When I start working hard on something, my whole body and soul just goes into it, with every ounce of me. … And that's what winners do. Winners keep fighting. Champions keep persevering." –Bobby Jon Drinkard, Survivor: Palau
I'm filing this dispatch to People mere moments before I learn if I'm about to be cast on Survivor: Second Chances. Whether or not I end up being selected – I want to thank all of you who have...
"When I start working hard on something, my whole body and soul just goes into it, with every ounce of me. … And that's what winners do. Winners keep fighting. Champions keep persevering." –Bobby Jon Drinkard, Survivor: Palau
I'm filing this dispatch to People mere moments before I learn if I'm about to be cast on Survivor: Second Chances. Whether or not I end up being selected – I want to thank all of you who have...
- 5/21/2015
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
With only hours left before the winner of "Survivor" is crowned, the majority of Gold Derby's users are predicting a victory for blue collar oil driller Mike Holloway. Do you agree or disagree with those odds? Hurry -- make your own predictions for tonight's finale and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will win. -Break- Hey, 'Survivor' fans: Vote for these four longshots to get a second chance Mike has leading 4/5 odds, or 56% of our users' votes, to earn the title of Sole Survivor for Season 30. A victory for Mike would make him the 17th male winner overall. Need a refresher on all the former "Survivor" champs? Then be sure to scroll through our "Past Winners" photo gallery below. In the event Mike doesn't make it to the end, our readers...
- 5/20/2015
- Gold Derby
What collar will the Sole Survivor be wearing? The final five castaways will be battling it out on Wednesday’s finale of Survivor Season 30. Jeff Probst spoke to Us Weekly about the finale, as well as the competitive voting for Season 31, ahead of the May 20 episode (airing at 8 P.M. Et on CBS) Find out what the host thinks of Rodney, Carolyn, Will, Mike and Sierra, the five remaining competitors of the 30th season! Mike Holloway, 38, Oil Driller, Blue Collar "His story seems clear at [...]...
- 5/20/2015
- Us Weekly
[Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen Wednesday night's season finale of Survivor.] A new Survivor winner has been crowned. This season, subtitled "Worlds Apart," found the castaways split into three tribes: white collar, blue collar and no collar. Wednesday night's finale kicked off with five castaways still in the game: Mike Holloway (blue collar), Rodney Lavoie Jr. (blue collar), Carolyn Rivera (white collar), Will Sims (no collar) and Sierra Thomas (blue collar). Read More 'Survivor' Viewers to Vote on Next Season's Cast During the episode, Thomas and Lavoie were voted out, joining the jury and leaving the
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- 5/18/2015
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"American Sniper"
A lot of fans have been waiting for this one to come out. Bradley Cooper plays U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated war drama, which arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 19. You'll have to wait until June 16 for Netflix or Redbox, but if you pick up the Blu-Ray you get special features like "One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper" and "The Making of American Sniper."
"Hot Tub Time Machine 2"
They're back! The magical hot tub sends Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry and Clark Duke 10 years into the future in this comedy sequel. It's out everywhere -- DVD, iTunes, Netflix, Redbox -- on May 19.
"Leviathan"
Looking for something a little more highbrow than a "Hot Tub" sequel?...
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"American Sniper"
A lot of fans have been waiting for this one to come out. Bradley Cooper plays U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-nominated war drama, which arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 19. You'll have to wait until June 16 for Netflix or Redbox, but if you pick up the Blu-Ray you get special features like "One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper" and "The Making of American Sniper."
"Hot Tub Time Machine 2"
They're back! The magical hot tub sends Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry and Clark Duke 10 years into the future in this comedy sequel. It's out everywhere -- DVD, iTunes, Netflix, Redbox -- on May 19.
"Leviathan"
Looking for something a little more highbrow than a "Hot Tub" sequel?...
- 5/18/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
With only days left before the winner of "Survivor: Worlds Apart" is crowned, the majority of Gold Derby's users are predicting a victory for blue collar oil driller Mike Holloway. Do you agree or disagree with those odds? Hurry -- make your own predictions for Wednesday's finale and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will win. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions Mike has leading 9/10 odds, or 53% of our users' votes, to earn the title of Sole Survivor for Season 30. A victory for Mike would make him the 17th male winner overall. Need a refresher on all the former "Survivor" champs? Then be sure to scroll through our "Past Winners" photo gallery below. In the event Mike doesn't make it to the end, our readers are predicting...
- 5/17/2015
- Gold Derby
To say that Dan Foley has been one of the polarizing players in this "Survivor" season would probably be a misnomer, because the "positive" side of the pole hasn't been over-represented as far as fans are concerned. From condescending chatter about how to talk to and apologize to women, to bullying behavior towards Sierra, to the particularly odd Tribal Council moment in which Dan compared being adopted to being a victim of abuse, the editors have had fun creating an unappealing carousel of moments with Dan, but also Rodney and Will. Dan hasn't done so well with the men either, launching a feud with former ally Mike over a misunderstanding, and seemingly randomly calling Rodney's mother a whore. Several months after an ouster in which Dan's two-vote Tribal Council advantage was negated by a surprising Idol play by Carolyn, Dan's got explanations or context for a lot...
- 5/17/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Everyone knows that Survivor is a highly edited show.
Over a period of three days, multiple cameras film between 300-500 hours of footage. Then, a team of editors boil all that footage down to one 44-minute episode.
Dan Foley, the latest contestant voted off the island, says he watched the first two episodes and realized that he was going to get a villain's edit. But even he seems surprised at how negatively he was portrayed – and how vitriolic the viewer response has been.
So what did we miss? Foley, a 47-year-old postal worker from Maine, was happy to tell us.
Over a period of three days, multiple cameras film between 300-500 hours of footage. Then, a team of editors boil all that footage down to one 44-minute episode.
Dan Foley, the latest contestant voted off the island, says he watched the first two episodes and realized that he was going to get a villain's edit. But even he seems surprised at how negatively he was portrayed – and how vitriolic the viewer response has been.
So what did we miss? Foley, a 47-year-old postal worker from Maine, was happy to tell us.
- 5/15/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"I cannot let my guard down. You can't trust nobody now, nobody. You're playing for a million dollars. People have murdered for less than a million dollars." –Twila Tanner, Survivor: Vanuatu
On Wednesday's Survivor, we finally answered a vital question: How long will it take in a puzzle before host Jeff Probst starts telling people the answer?
One hour into the word puzzle, the contestants were exploring options like "wax," "fishin' " and "shaint" when Probst...
"I cannot let my guard down. You can't trust nobody now, nobody. You're playing for a million dollars. People have murdered for less than a million dollars." –Twila Tanner, Survivor: Vanuatu
On Wednesday's Survivor, we finally answered a vital question: How long will it take in a puzzle before host Jeff Probst starts telling people the answer?
One hour into the word puzzle, the contestants were exploring options like "wax," "fishin' " and "shaint" when Probst...
- 5/14/2015
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Did you predict that super villain Dan Foley would (finally) get his torch snuffed on "Survivor: Worlds Apart" Wednesday night and that Carolyn Rivera would play her hidden Immunity idol? If so, you should be taking part in our weekly prediction contest. Hurry -- make your predictions for next week's Season 30 finale and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will win. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions Congratulations to our user Sunhound for winning this week's episode contest. He's one of a dozen people to reap perfect 100% prediction accuracy while predicting Episode 13, titled "My Word is My Bond," though he broke the tie with his high point score (25,480) thanks to using his special 500 and 200 point bets wisely. If eligible, as per our contest rules, he will win a $100 Am.
- 5/14/2015
- Gold Derby
As Survivor: Worlds Apart heads into its penultimate episode on Wednesday night, Tyler Fredrickson is out of the running for the million dollar prize.
Fredrickson, who was perhaps the nicest person in his alliance, was voted out of the game last week. The other contestants saw him as a threat.
The 34-year-old from Los Angeles tells People what went wrong – and weighs in on the controversial season.
So you were voted off by your own alliance. Did you know it was coming?
I didn't. I thought it would be Dan. I thought some of us would vote for Dan, and others would vote for Mike.
Fredrickson, who was perhaps the nicest person in his alliance, was voted out of the game last week. The other contestants saw him as a threat.
The 34-year-old from Los Angeles tells People what went wrong – and weighs in on the controversial season.
So you were voted off by your own alliance. Did you know it was coming?
I didn't. I thought it would be Dan. I thought some of us would vote for Dan, and others would vote for Mike.
- 5/13/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
As so often happens on "Survivor," Tyler Fredrickson seemed well on his way to winning the million bucks, at least until he suddenly wasn't and Jeff Probst was snuffing his torch. Tyler had weathered a bumpy transition out of the not-wholly-functional White Collar tribe and he found himself in the center of a seemly strong numbers alliance, one that he helped solidify through his tight bond with original tribemate Carolyn. The former Cal Bears kicker and preseason Redskin and Raider was just strong enough that he seemed capable of winning an Individual Immunity or two, but not so dangerous that everybody viewed him as a threat. And in a season of larger-than-life personalities prone to extended shouting matches, he seemed level-headed and quiet. Naturally, that was a combination of factors that caused people to start talking about him as the eventual winner and that's the kind of talk that can...
- 5/10/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"If I knew, if I had just the slightest inclination, if there was a whisper that these six were coming for me, I would have blown it up," says the latest "Survivor" castoff Tyler Fredrickson to Gold Derby after being betrayed by his closest allies (listen below). "I was ready to raise the stakes. But that's what happens when you get blindsided!" Hurry -- make your predictions for next week's episode and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will be eliminated next. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions Among those who voted him out was Carolyn Rivera, who shared a special bond with Tyler since early in the game. In fact, many (including me) were even predicting they'd be the Final 2. But at least Carolyn lessened the...
- 5/8/2015
- Gold Derby
Did you predict that Tyler Fredrickson would get his torch snuffed on "Survivor: Worlds Apart" Wednesday night and that Carolyn Rivera would win both the Reward and Immunity challenges? If so, you should be taking part in our weekly prediction contest. Hurry -- make your predictions for next week's episode and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will be eliminated next. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions Congratulations to our user Sunhound for winning this week's episode contest. He's one of two people to reap perfect 100% prediction accuracy while predicting Episode 12, titled "Holding on For Dear Life," though he broke the tie with his high point score (11,608) thanks to using his special 500 and 200 point bets wisely. If eligible, as per our contest rules, he will win a...
- 5/7/2015
- Gold Derby
Pre-credit sequence. Shirin is gone, but thanks to Mike, last week's Tribal had some amusement and it's time to see what the ripples are. Everybody's trying to figure out who voted for who, with Mike cackling all the way. The Six go off into the jungle to scramble, which Mike loves, even if he wasn't invited. He knows he's safe with his Idol, so The Six will have to cannibalize. Dan is ranting and raving about knowing it was a bluff, while Tyler is trying to lecture Dan on basic strategy. "It's fine," Dan says, putting his hand on Tyler's chest in a threatening manner. Clueless Will is trying to explain to Dan why he voted for him and Dan also reassures him, in a Low-Rent Godfather kinda way. "I don't have too many lifelines remaining," Tyler says, vowing to vote for Dan again if he needs to.
- 5/7/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"I really believe that when you identify a threat, you take them out as soon as possible. You don't wait." –Tom Westman, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
A Humble AppealBefore I start this week's blog, I want to take a moment for a personal note.
I've been blogging about Survivor strategy since 2009. I've written more than 150 blogs analyzing every boot and blindside from the past 11 seasons. I have been truly touched and humbled that so many of you...
"I really believe that when you identify a threat, you take them out as soon as possible. You don't wait." –Tom Westman, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
A Humble AppealBefore I start this week's blog, I want to take a moment for a personal note.
I've been blogging about Survivor strategy since 2009. I've written more than 150 blogs analyzing every boot and blindside from the past 11 seasons. I have been truly touched and humbled that so many of you...
- 5/7/2015
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
If your favorite Survivor castaway never made it to the end of the season, now you’ve got the power to bring him or her back for a second chance at glory.
Fans of the long-running reality series will pick the 20 people who’ll compete in Season 31, CBS announced Wednesday.
Those who visit cbs.com/survivorsecondchance will have their pick of 32 former contestants from Seasons 1-30. None of the contenders won their respective seasons.
Related May Finales Calendar: Find Out What’s Ending When!
The voting results will be revealed during this season’s live reunion show on Wednesday, May 20 (10/9c).
The castaways competing for…...
Fans of the long-running reality series will pick the 20 people who’ll compete in Season 31, CBS announced Wednesday.
Those who visit cbs.com/survivorsecondchance will have their pick of 32 former contestants from Seasons 1-30. None of the contenders won their respective seasons.
Related May Finales Calendar: Find Out What’s Ending When!
The voting results will be revealed during this season’s live reunion show on Wednesday, May 20 (10/9c).
The castaways competing for…...
- 5/7/2015
- TVLine.com
When Shirin Oskooi was 21, she applied to be a contestant on Survivor. She didn't make it, so she applied again and again, at least once a year.
She finally got the call to compete. She was 31.
But things didn't go as planned. Oskooi, a Yahoo! executive from San Francisco, found herself on an exceptionally unpleasant season. The arguments often devolved into vicious personal attacks – many of which were aimed directly at Oskooi.
The ugliness reached its peak when fellow contestant Will Simms derided Oskooi for not having a family. It was clearly a painful moment for the contestants and an awkward scene for the viewers.
She finally got the call to compete. She was 31.
But things didn't go as planned. Oskooi, a Yahoo! executive from San Francisco, found herself on an exceptionally unpleasant season. The arguments often devolved into vicious personal attacks – many of which were aimed directly at Oskooi.
The ugliness reached its peak when fellow contestant Will Simms derided Oskooi for not having a family. It was clearly a painful moment for the contestants and an awkward scene for the viewers.
- 5/4/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
According to Gold Derby's combined predictions, the winner of "Survivor: Worlds Apart" will be either Mike Holloway, Tyler Fredrickson or Carolyn Rivera. Do you agree or disagree with those odds? Hurry-- make your predictions for next week's episode and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will be eliminated next. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions After 11 hard-fought weeks, we're down to the Final 7 and it's truly anyone's game at this point. However, our users favor Mike (6/5 odds), Tyler (27/10 odds) and Carolyn (15/2 odds) to win Season 30. While I'm still betting on Carolyn to win (see my predix), I find it hard to believe that Mike is still the frontrunner. Don't forget, recent weeks have seen Mike's alliance completely turn on him, leaving him to side...'...
- 5/4/2015
- Gold Derby
On last week's "Survivor: Worlds Apart," several castaways talked about talking much-maligned underdog Shirin Oskooi to the end because of the assumption that nobody would vote for her. This was crazy-talk and I figured Shirin would have been a lock for at least four votes. "Five, bro! I had five Jury votes bro, five," Shirin was quick to tell me when we spoke after Wednesday's "Survivor." Of course, the fact that we were speaking on Thursday meant that Shirin would actually be receiving zero Jury votes, because she was sent to join the Jury herself in a vote that at least had drama thanks to an Idol bluff from Mike. Sensing an inevitable vote against Shirin, Mike feigned like he was going to give the former White Collar member his Hidden Immunity Idol and suggested the ruling alliance would be wise to cannibalize itself. Mike's move caused a couple surprise votes to go against Dan,...
- 5/3/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Did you predict that Shirin Oskooi would get her torch snuffed on "Survivor: Worlds Apart" Wednesday night and that Carolyn Rivera would win both the Reward and Immunity challenges? If so, you should be taking part in our weekly prediction contest. Hurry -- make your predictions for next week's episode and you could win our prize of a $100 Amazon gift certificate. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down and predicting who will be eliminated next. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Worlds Apart'? See exclusive predictions Congratulations to our user ScoobyFan for winning this week's episode contest. He's one of five people to reap perfect 100% prediction accuracy while predicting Episode 11, titled "Survivor Russian Roulette," though he broke the tie with his high point score (10,661) thanks to using his special 500 and 200 point bets wisely. If eligible, as per our contest rules, he will win a $1...
- 4/30/2015
- Gold Derby
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"You've just gotta hope that those true alliances that you thought you had, and that you tried to build at the beginning, help you at the end. But sometimes it just doesn't work out that way." –Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Mike Holloway is a superb Survivor player. He's a challenge beast who will grip a pole until his palms are bloody. He's a strategic wizard who will blow up your tribal council with grandiose...
"You've just gotta hope that those true alliances that you thought you had, and that you tried to build at the beginning, help you at the end. But sometimes it just doesn't work out that way." –Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Mike Holloway is a superb Survivor player. He's a challenge beast who will grip a pole until his palms are bloody. He's a strategic wizard who will blow up your tribal council with grandiose...
- 4/30/2015
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Pre-credit sequence. I already miss Jenn. Sigh. No matter what Mike tried to say at Tribal, Dan doesn't believe he's at the bottom of his alliance, insisting once again that beneath his seemingly passive game lurk schemes. Still waters, as we say, run Dan. Taking a break from brow-beating her about her stupidity, Dan is feigning sympathy toward Shirin, who feels like she was verbally assaulted by Will in the previous episode. She says she isn't a crier, but she has a Pavlov's Dog response to men attacking her, a thought that makes Shirin cry again. "All this drama makes Will an excellent person to take to the end," Shirin also laments to us. Putting on the hangdog of hangdoggiest expressions, Dan tells Shirin that he's sorry about what went down at Tribal. Do we believe a word out of Dan's mouth? Well, let's see what he tells the camera.
- 4/30/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
On Survivor: Worlds Apart Mike demonstrated how it is possible for one person to completely and unnecessarily sabotage his own game. Instead of sitting down with Dan and Sierra and discussing the threat that Will, Rodney, Tyler and Carolyn "Mama C" pose to Each of them, he went rogue, thereby alienating everyone but the other two outsiders, Shirin and Jen.
All the guy had to do was either win immunity and convince Dan, Sierra, Shirin and Jen to all get on the same page. They would have gotten Carolyn out because she didn't play her idol. Or he could have played the idol, let the votes fall where they may, and Dan and Sierra would have seen the Rodney had flipped. But no. He blew his wad at an inopportune moment causing the very skittish Sierra and all-around idiot, Dan, to go running right into Rodney's open arms. Mike's...
All the guy had to do was either win immunity and convince Dan, Sierra, Shirin and Jen to all get on the same page. They would have gotten Carolyn out because she didn't play her idol. Or he could have played the idol, let the votes fall where they may, and Dan and Sierra would have seen the Rodney had flipped. But no. He blew his wad at an inopportune moment causing the very skittish Sierra and all-around idiot, Dan, to go running right into Rodney's open arms. Mike's...
- 4/29/2015
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
"[H]appy people don’t make TV, most of the time," admits "Survivor: Worlds Apart" veteran Jenn Brown. "It's for drama. You want to see the fights. You want to see the people yelling. But the happy moments? There were so many great moments out there." You wouldn't necessarily know about those great moments based on how Jenn went out of the game. Two episodes after an Immunity Idol play that represented one of the "Survivor" season's most exciting moments, Jenn was ready to leave the game and tried to convince people to vote against her. Instead, the castaways took the opportunity to get rid of major threat Joe. But one episode later, Jenn was leaving after a decisive vote that saw even allies Shirin and Mike vote against her. Don't worry, though. Jenn was in on Shirin and Mike's votes. But at the time, she definitely left with a bad taste in her mouth.
- 4/26/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Pre-credit sequence. "I've got a really solid plan," Rodney says. He's beginning the episode by plotting Mike's demise. Tyler is intrigued. Mike is watching with caution and no longer considers Rodney to be part of his alliance. Bid Fortuna. It's time for a pre-credits "Survivor" auction. How odd. They each have $500 and, as always, the auction could end without warning. A covered plate goes to Will for $100. "It's probably grilled ass or something," Will says. Nope. It's a mystery note. "You just bought yourself out of this auction," the note says, telling Will to leave immediately. Everybody is shell-shocked by what happened to poor Will. But an uncovered plate of chicken and waffles goes for $300 to Shirin, who claims she didn't want to bid for an advantage. But most of the group is waiting for an advantage. So because the "big players" are holding out and not bidding for food,...
- 4/23/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"You've gotta be careful about being an over-the-top leader, because typically that puts a target on your back right away. I think there's different ways to lead." –Marty Piombo, Survivor: Nicaragua
It's been a rough week for Survivor: Worlds Apart's leading man, Mike Holloway.
Last week, he managed to knock out his biggest threat, Gorgeous Joe. This week, with Joe gone, he found himself to be the new Biggest Threat.
In just a few short days,...
"You've gotta be careful about being an over-the-top leader, because typically that puts a target on your back right away. I think there's different ways to lead." –Marty Piombo, Survivor: Nicaragua
It's been a rough week for Survivor: Worlds Apart's leading man, Mike Holloway.
Last week, he managed to knock out his biggest threat, Gorgeous Joe. This week, with Joe gone, he found himself to be the new Biggest Threat.
In just a few short days,...
- 4/23/2015
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
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